Global Patent Index - EP 1768735 B1

EP 1768735 B1 20141217 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING A BENEFICIAL AGENT INTO AN EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICE

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOADING A BENEFICIAL AGENT INTO AN EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUM LADEN EINES VORTEILHAFTEN MITTELS IN EIN EXPANDIERBARES MEDIZINPRODUKT

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE CHARGER UN AGENT BENEFIQUE DANS UN DISPOSITIF MEDICAL EXPANSIBLE

Publication

EP 1768735 B1 20141217 (EN)

Application

EP 05761968 A 20050615

Priority

  • US 2005021300 W 20050615
  • US 87640604 A 20040625

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2005222676A1] The present invention relates to method and apparatus for dispensing a beneficial agent into an expandable medical device. The method includes the step of placing an expandable medical device on a support and dispensing a beneficial agent into a plurality of openings in the medical device with a shield gas for controlling a local environment surrounding the dispenser.

IPC 8 full level

A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/90 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61F 2/91 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2/915 (2013.01 - EP US); A61L 31/16 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2002/91541 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2250/0068 (2013.01 - EP US); A61L 2300/63 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2005222676 A1 20051006; US 7785653 B2 20100831; EP 1768735 A2 20070404; EP 1768735 A4 20110817; EP 1768735 B1 20141217; ES 2532840 T3 20150401; US 2011048574 A1 20110303; US 8197881 B2 20120612; WO 2006012034 A2 20060202; WO 2006012034 A3 20090416

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 87640604 A 20040625; EP 05761968 A 20050615; ES 05761968 T 20050615; US 2005021300 W 20050615; US 87264910 A 20100831